Airports
Gosaikunda landing site (NPGK)
Gosaikunda landing site is a Himalayan landing site in Rasuwa, identified on this platform as NPGK. It sits at 14,370 ft (4,380 m) above sea level, at 28.0830°N 85.4170°E. One published helicopter route runs through it — Gosaikunda Lake Helicopter Tour — quoted by the certified operators that fly it.
- ICAO code
- NPGK
- IATA code
- None
- District
- Rasuwa
- Elevation
- 14,370 ft
- Elevation, metric
- 4,380 m
- Coordinates
- 28.0830°N 85.4170°E
Flying here
Routes through Gosaikunda landing site
Every one of these is quoted across the certified operators that fly it, for the date you give it.
What this height does to the air is on the altitude and oxygen page for Gosaikunda landing site.
Asked about Gosaikunda landing site
Gosaikunda landing site, in detail
Where is Gosaikunda landing site?
Gosaikunda landing site is in Rasuwa, Nepal, at 28.0830° north and 85.4170° east. It is a helicopter landing site rather than an aerodrome, identified on this platform as NPGK.
How high is Gosaikunda landing site?
Gosaikunda landing site stands at 14,370 ft, which is 4,380 m above sea level. That is the surveyed elevation of the landing surface itself rather than of the surrounding terrain, which is why it can differ from the height quoted for the town or the ridge above it.
Which helicopter flights use Gosaikunda landing site?
1 published route on this platform runs through Gosaikunda landing site: Gosaikunda Lake Helicopter Tour. The fares shown are indicative published fares, not any one company's price; the desk asks the CAAN-certified operators that fly the route to quote your dates.
Is Gosaikunda landing site an airport?
No. Gosaikunda landing site is a helicopter landing site with no runway and no ICAO registration. The code NPGK used on this site is our own identifier, so that a dispatcher and a pilot are naming the same patch of ground. Nepal's registered aerodromes all carry codes beginning VN.
Related reading: the August 2026 flood cut the road into Rasuwa, the district Gosaikunda landing site is in — what Rasuwa lost and how the helicopter rescue was run. Ask the desk about access before you plan around it.
Flying through Gosaikunda landing site?
Leave a number. A dispatcher rings back and plans the departure, the weather window and the landing around who is on board — the part of a Himalayan flight that gets decided on the phone rather than in a form.